Cody Bolton
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 210LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 6, #178, Pittsburgh Pirates | Tracy (CA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 0 6.33 16 0 0 21.1 22 2.11
2024 0 0 4.34 17 0 0 18.2 17 1.45
2 Seasons 1 0 5.40 33 0 0 40 39 1.80
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 16 1-0 6.33 21.1 22 2.11
2024 17 0-0 4.34 18.2 17 1.45
2 Seasons 33 1-0 5.40 40 39 1.80
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2023 25 455 69 7 10.1 6.5 92.6 111.1 8.8 42.0 .301 .491 .414 .391 .447 43.5 20.6 14.0 6.33 6.90
2024 26 312 57 4 7.0 4.8 87.0 113.4 15.1 33.3 .234 .377 .330 .306 .337 35.1 20.5 10.8 4.34 3.91
Player 767 126 11 8.7 5.8 90.0 113.4 11.8 38.1 .271 .440 .377 .354 .396 39.7 20.5 12.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bolton relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(31.4%) ,
Sinker
(27.6%) ,
Sweeper
(24.7%) ,
Changeup
(12.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 39.1 21.7 37.7 1.4 40.6 39.1 20.3 2.9 29.0 14.5 36.2 5.8 10.1 6.5
2024 42.1 21.1 21.1 15.8 36.8 35.1 28.1 3.5 33.3 29.8 19.3 7.0 7.0 4.8
Player 40.5 21.4 30.2 7.9 38.9 37.3 23.8 3.2 31.0 21.4 28.6 6.3 8.7 5.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 12 94.8 18.3 -3.3 3.6ARM -4.3 12.2 -3.6 3.6ARM -3.9
2024 Cutter SEA R 98 89.1 32.0 -5.6 6.1GLV 3.9 2.3 -6.0 6.1GLV 3.4
2024 Sweeper SEA R 77 83.7 35.6 -2.2 13.5GLV -0.3 3.5 -1.9 13.5GLV -0.8
2024 Changeup SEA R 39 91.5 33.5 3.9 14.5ARM -1.0 -0.8 5.7 14.5ARM 0.3
2024 Sinker SEA R 86 94.8 24.7 1.3 14.5ARM -1.0 5.9 1.4 14.5ARM -0.3
2023 Sweeper PIT R 131 83.6 37.5 -0.6 13.2GLV -0.4 1.5 0.0 13.2GLV -0.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 249 95.2 16.1 -1.3 5.9ARM -2.2 14.0 -1.8 5.9ARM -1.5
2023 Changeup PIT R 75 91.7 32.9 3.6 14.1ARM -1.6 -0.4 5.8 14.1ARM -0.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Cutter -0.9 -1 98 31.4 27 .259 .296 .280 32.6 22.2 24.0 .206 .233 .194 23.8
2024 Sinker 0.1 0 86 27.6 20 .267 .667 .463 23.5 25.0 26.3 .283 .557 .439 50.0
2024 Sweeper 0.1 0 77 24.7 20 .158 .526 .298 23.5 20.0 16.0 .145 .361 .235 40.0
2024 Changeup -2.0 -1 39 12.5 12 .300 .300 .283 13.3 8.3 8.3 .377 .454 .375 30.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -6.8 -1 12 3.8 4 .500 .500 .575 14.3 25.0 14.3 .355 .732 .576 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -3 249 54.7 58 .378 .667 .498 18.1 13.8 13.6 .331 .618 .462 57.9
2023 Sweeper -2.1 -3 131 28.8 40 .297 .351 .340 31.4 30.0 31.6 .274 .350 .303 24.0
2023 Changeup -3.0 -2 75 16.5 9 .250 .500 .400 21.4 22.2 10.5 .253 .421 .338 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 31 91.5 75 15.4 2:00 3:15 -75
2024 Cutter 98 89.1 38 7.1 10:00 9:15 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 12 94.8 72 12.3 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sinker 83 94.8 72 16.0 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Sweeper 76 83.8 57 14.6 8:45 9:15 -30
2023 Changeup 63 91.7 76 14.7 2:00 3:15 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 237 95.3 82 14.8 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sweeper 124 83.6 59 13.9 8:30 9:00 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 107 455 0 0 -6 -2 -8
2024 83 312 -1 3 -2 -2 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 455 44.2 69.7 85.0 19.3 51.0 44.0 50.5 41.5 23.3 7.3 90.9
2024 312 44.7 58.6 84.1 29.5 60.8 43.1 66.3 42.6 24.8 6.1 63.2
Player 767 44.4 65.1 84.7 23.4 56.0 43.6 57.4 42.0 23.9 6.8 80.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2023 71 80 49
2024 62 55 51
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.7 3 3.4 0 2 2 2 66.7
2024 23.5 3 2.9 0 1 2 1 33.3
Player 23.6 6 6.3 0 3 4 3 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2023 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
2024 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
Player 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 5 6 6 8 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.2 91.9 -3.3
Offspeed Velocity 91.7 91.5 -0.2
Breaking Velocity 83.6 83.7 0.1
Exit Velocity 92.6 87.0 -5.6
Launch Angle 8.8 15.1 6.3
Barrel % 10.1 7.0 -3.1
Hard Hit % 43.5 35.1 -8.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 42.0 33.3 -8.7
xBA .301 .234 -0.067
BA .333 .247 -0.086
xwOBA .391 .306 -0.085
wOBA .414 .330 -0.084
xSLG .491 .377 -0.114
SLG .522 .438 -0.084
K% 20.6 20.5 -0.1
BB% 14.0 10.8 -3.2
Swing % 41.5 42.6 1.1
Whiff% 23.3 24.8 1.5
In Zone % 44.2 44.7 0.5
Out of Zone % 55.8 55.3 -0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 19.3 29.5 10.2
First Pitch Swing % 19.6 31.3 11.7
First Pitch Strike % 50.5 66.3 15.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 107 .414 61 7 11.5 46 28 60.9
2024 Shades 83 .330 43 4 9.3 40 28 70.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 110 13.7 70.0% 0.0% 111 16.6 25.2% 0.9%
2024 85 15.6 37.6% 0.0% 62 18.2 6.5% 3.2%

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Pitch Distribution